Nicaragua Country Profile
Formal Name: Republic of Nicaragua.
Short Form: Nicaragua.
Term for Nationals: Nicaraguan(s).
Capital: Managua.
Date of Independence: Only September 15, 1821,
from
Spain, observed. July 1, 1823 from Mexico and April 30,
1838 from
the United Provinces of Central America noted but not
celebrated.
National Holiday: Independence day, September
15.
Data as of December 1993
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